Consensualism

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A system where decisions are made based on the consensus of those involved. uncountable

    "These locations reflect the dilemma and uneasy compromise between desirable, yet mutually exclusive features. One axis ranges from majoritarianism to consensualism. The other goes from unitarism to federalism."

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"These locations reflect the dilemma and uneasy compromise between desirable, yet mutually exclusive features. One axis ranges from majoritarianism to consensualism. The other goes from unitarism to federalism."

Etymology

From consensual + -ism.

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